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Morning Daily (Founded In i887) Authorized as Second Class Mall. Post Ofllee Department. Ottawa. _ President. Ian A. Burnett; Vice-President. Wm. R. Barnett; Seem-Traced G. M. Burnett; Editor and Director. J. R. Burnett; Associate Editor. Frank Walker.

“The Strongest Memory is Weaker Than » . the -lVeakest Ink." K wrsuxirzspav. MAY 1i. ion

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Now that the Transport Commission is about to begin regional hearings in thc freight rates case, more is likely to be heard about the impropriety of public discussion while it is under the board's advisement. This question has been

i raised largely in consequence of an opinion read

to the House of Commons in behalf of Mr. Speak- er Fauteux on March 5, last. Mr. Speaker's

.opinion was that the freight rate case could not

be discussed in Parliament because it was be- ‘ore I "court of record"-the Transport Com- Inission-cnd, therefore, under parliamentary rules, was sub judice and not debatable.

The point, says the Winnipeg Free Press, turns on the question as to whether the Trans- port Commission is a court in the proper sense of the term. In fact, as has b-aen repeatedly demonstrated and as its history proves, the commission is not basically a court at all. It is a branch of government, exercising functions previously discharged by a committee of the cabinet. Only for purpose of record docs it operate as a court. Therefore, the rule of sub iiidice no more attaches to the Transport Com- mission than it does to other governmental de- partments, boards, and commissions which ex- ercise similar regulatory functions in other wheres. lt is in precisely the some category as the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, the Hous- ing Boord, the Wheat Board, the Labor Board and so on.

But even if it were otherwise, it would be clear from the nature of freight rates that the Transport Board is not a court. Litigation be- fore a court of iustice concerns individual citi- zens or companies, or it concerns the individual on the one side and the state on the other. The rule of sub judice is necessary lest public dis- cussion preiudice the individual. A freight rate case differs wholly from a lawsuit in that it raises largequestions of public policy, trade, fiscal, financial and international. lt is in no tense an individual dispute.

our Birch Trees Threatened

During the past ID years, the dying of birch trees in Eastern Canada has been under close observation by the Forest Insects Investigations section, Division of Entomology, Dominion De- partment of Agriculture and several reporgts“have been issued from time to time, with special ref- erence to the role of the bronze birch borer. The abnormal dying of birch trees was first noted in central and southern New Brunswick in I935. Since that time, the condition has appeared over an increasingly large area, which now in- cludes the whole of the Maritime Provinces and ports of Quebec and Northern Maine. ln gen- eral, the condition appeared first, and develop- ed to the most severe degree, in those areas where the greatest amount of mature yellow birch occurred.

It is important, states the Bi-monthly Pro- gress Report, that the "dieback” of birch be followed even more closely in the coming years. Relatively young stands or lightly iniured mat- ure stands should not be opened needlessly. Ev- ery effort should be directed towards extensive surveys of birch, with a view to salvaging as" many of the severely damaged trees as possible.

Review 0t ll. lillacon Market

The Unit-ed Kiiigdom has resumed thrfpub- lication of "Accounts Relating to Trade and Navigation," which was discontinued during the war. This report gives official statistics relat- ing to import and export trade. They show, among other things, the imports of bacon and hams into the United Kingdom in I945 and I946, as compared to I938.

in I933 slightly over 27 per cent of the bacon and hams imparted into the United King- dom was supplied by Empire countries. Can-, adiaa product made up 20 per cent of the total ‘Iiport but was almost 75 per cant of the vol- ume supplied by Empire countries, the balance being furnished by Eire. Foreign imports were approximately 73 par cent of the total import. Denmark supplied 45 per cent of total, or over 60 per cent of the foreign supply. '

Compared to the pre-war, Canada's share of, the total import in l9l5 and I946 was cOn- siderably greater. In I945, 80 per cent of all bacon imported was Canadian, the balance Den- mark towards the end of the year. By I946 the situation changed. Canadian supplies dropped by a third from the I945 quantity with o drastic

est, supplied 34.3 per cent of all bacon and horns consumed in the U. K. for the five-year pre- war average, with the following additional: Netherlands 4.9 per cent, Sweden 2.4 per cent and Lithuania 1.9 per cent. The balance, 2.9 per cent, was made up of imports from the U. S.- S. R., Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Argen- tina, Brazil and others. '

To what extent many of these countries will resume shipment is difficult to estimate. During the five-year period 1934-38’ Canodasup- plied l2.7 per cent of the total U. K. consump- iion, or approximately I52 million pounds year- ly. Und-ar the Ottawa Agreements a quota of 280 million pounds annually was granted Can- acia. Had this quantity been provided, Can- adian supplies would have been almost 23.5 per cent of the total supply.

During the five years l9lZ-46, the average yearly export from Canada was slightly over 505 million pounds. On the basis of pre-war U. K. consumption, this quantity would have provided approximately 42 per cent of the total. The I944 export of almost 700 million pounds would have been approximated almost 60 per cent.

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Councillor J. Gordon Mocdonald was In lie lime-light Monday presiding at the afternoon session of Maritime Retaiiers Federation at Halifax. He is following in his father's (Mr. 5. A. Macdonald) footsteps in this respect, for lie was leader, and several years President of our former Retail Merchants’ Association.

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Everyone actively interested in the proposed composite High School scheme, and every par- ent, as well as all right thinking citizens must be, should make their presence felt at the meeting to beheld on the subject tomorrow eve- ning in the Legion Hall. A letter in the Forum explains the situation.

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,The Province is getting deserved praise and popularity for its'enterprise in inaugurating a Diesel Engine service on our railway system. "We lead, others foIlow," is a good motto in foxes, disease free areas, disease free cattle, disease free potatoes, Junior Red Cross organ- ization, ice ferries, and now Diesel engines for the improvement of railway service. > l w.

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Are we alive to our opportunities? Austral- ian oysters may be sold all over the world if a new refrigeration technique proves successful. The trial shipment of a thousand dozen oysters is now being prepared in Melbourne and will be sent shortly to Singapore. The oysters will be taken from, their shells, packed in glass iars and put through a quick-freeze method. The empty shells will be packed separately, so that they may be served "in thc shell."

The training of the eye, mind and hand, the development of originality, are all combined in the exhibition of children's pictures at the Har- ris Art Gallery. All interested in the modern trend of education schould make it a point of duty to visit the exhibition and give it th-eir encouragement. They need not expect to see masterpieces, but will see niflrous instances of originality showing the trend of the childish mind in its conception of things as they appear to his or her inner consciousness.

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We do not realize the hardships people in the Old Country are undergoing. The island- crs.of Grimsay, between North Uist and Ben- bacula, had to send an S.O.S. to the county food office at lnverness, asking for flour and bread. as 3l5 inhabitants faced a food crisis. The plight of the islanders was due to the dockers’ strike at “Glasgow, as a result of which no cargo boat called at islands in the Outer Hebrides for two weeks. The steamers Hebrides and Challenger and a chartenboat were, however, ready to sail as soon as cargo could be loaded, but when that would be depended on the length of the strike.

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There is a movement on foot, sponsored by both Charlottetown and Summcrsidc interests, to line up, incorporated towns and villages in favor of Daylight Saving. lt is claimed that though no voice was raised in the Legis- lature against the Jones Bill in favour of "uni- form" time, at least 65 per cent of the farm- ers. would offer no apposition to the change forthe benefit of urban workers. An explana- tion offered for the silence of our legislators on the subj-ect was that the term "uniform time" was misleading, and should have been clearly and distinctly declared "standard time."

Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, English nov- elist and dramatist, born this date I853; he commenced his professional career as an archi- tect, drifted into journalism and th-en turned to novel writing. His works include The Shadow of a Crime, A Son of Hagar, The Deemster, The Bondman, The Scapeggrzt, The Marxman, The Christian, The Eternal City, The Prodigal Son, The White Prophet, The Womqn Thou Gavest Mo. His dramas include The Iron Hand, The Prime Minister. He visited Canada in l9l8 and

decline in shipments from the United States. Imports of Danish bacon in I946 tripled those, of T945 but did not approximate anywhere near the pro-war levels. The total import of bacon and hams declined I50 million pounds in i946 from I945 and was only 47 per cent of the I938 imported quantity. -

Of the total bacon and ham supply in the five pre-war years, 28.2 per cent was produced from hogs slaughtered in the U. K. or Northern Ireland or processed from frozen imported pork. Approximately 65 per cent of this volume-was from U. K. produced hogs. Imported hogs come, from Eire. i

negotiated terms with the Federal Government regarding copyright; he was Knighted the some

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Victoria, sometimes erroneously called Em- pire Day will be celebrated here on Monday, though Queen Victoria, whom it commemorates, was born on May 24. The holiday was institut- rd primarily in the interests of the children. that‘

they and their successors might be made fam- '

ilrar with the life and ivarks of "Victoria the Good.” There would not be much sense in stick- Eng to the letter of the law, depriving the chil-

l drcn of a holiday, by celebrating on Saturday,

lmllltlllll llllil" flllfl WW" Pllltlllitl 7l-3l which is on off day anyway. Both Charlotte-

per cant of the total supply. Foreign coun-

town and Summerside Councils approve the

"ill llliPIlIllg-‘efl w wit- Dsnmark, tin lora- transference from the 24th to the 26th.

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43'3"" w- llflllr .ir.. exeeutl u yice-presidemt. of The New one“; ri-ntes-Picayime; reports. according l0 Editor and Publisher. that he risked the opinion of one o! hi; staff men on the newscasts 1° Ell-ts“ "d Got this cornmeal: "It looks to_ me like Stalin objects to 91"‘ “vine a lot of bull in front of a rod flag,"

59""!!! l-llo "mung hz-rces and lieromrq, must, be mo“ Wu"; couples who decide to become mar- "ed '3" "W" days of a housing shortage and mounting prices for 50 marl’ things that houses usually contain. - Broskvlile Recorder and Times. vThere are many people who l”. lievo that; present speedcrmeters (on motor cars) shoufd be abolished. In ills-y‘ place should be installed a (IPVIOC will tlzli the motorist T-l ll 818MB just how for he will have to travel before he can possibly. 5WD his car. — Chatham News. ‘

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The "lllfiflenco with [rice coin-l lwlinive suggest. is not: unlike the experience wilh prohibition. When Public support is lacking suclf measurcrs are of little avail. But‘ as public opinion can ensure mod-l ‘fruition in one case 5o can public villllloii ensure moderation in the oihcr. — Montreal Financial Times.' ~-—— I

Dances which start. at 8 p. m. would be good for BVCITOIIE in the “llmnll-"lll-Yr says I-IonRusseil T, Kelley. Ontario Minister of Health. Bu“ h°w mlllli‘ young women are nblo to start dressing for a dangq ill lllifc in thc nftemoon. »- Wind- sor Star".

Th tendency of the place gm- phasis on the dollar sign-even ln public pronouncements on "amateur" hockey policy-win certainly o.) me uamr- no good. It the old slogan of the "game for the game's sake" is 1o be changed to "game for m; Bale’! cake", the hockey associations might just as well open up as fbiusiircss organisations pure and simpli- anci quit; the masqurradc. - Calsary Albertan.

inventors are made. not born, u. cording to Dr. Charles 11'. Kettering, vvlio tolrl lite Thomas A. Edison Fnirndafton the other day: "Ps_y¢ha1g. ‘s " and Psychiatrists to the con- l-Fflliv- I believe you can train young fellows to be inventors. To make rm inventor all you have to do is take his mind off the idea that ii.’s “gdl.5gl‘llce to fail. All you do is teach llLfll to fail intelligently". Research in 999 faiiurr-s to one success. If you make one success you are in. I mover made anything in my life "H"; W85 izood the first. time. but I diri build something to start from."

The. danger of "wheel drowalrers“ is something that slioifd be kept 1n n-iind b_.- ail motorists now that the _s-:asoii of long drivgg fiileclrllly’ long night drives - is roiling around again. Rare is the rll'i\‘t‘.' who is immune to the ten- dency in become l1(‘H\‘_\‘-]idd¢d_ and to let. thoughts drift away. wlillq

being lulled by the hum of the motor. the soft whine and ih rackabye spray of the car. l-l ‘

riocsn‘! have to br- actually nslee ,i but. just comfortably sloppy, rm- ail. accident to liavlfih. Qngg 11¢ . gins lo coast into slumberland

is quite likely to awaken with a start, -- if he ever does awaken~l to find that lie has coasted into n. Dole --- St. John Telegraph-Journal

In days rr-ne lir, parents had rrmcdy for children who show a lock of respect for their elder}?

The youngsters were up-ended an

spanked. Nowadays. that cure s flu-Wind llnon by an ever-growing group of modern parents who havie milk"! "D the contention of some child frsychologlsts that. there are cthcr and better ways of training the young. Particularly ln the case

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This column -Il open to the dlnollalan by corra- lpondenta of eettona ol_ Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian does not neoeuur- -ll; endorse the opinion at rreapoudentl.

‘fb'h'b'b'd'b'h'i’n'nl'e'b'bl'rr'd'lrh'u'u'rr‘s RUBBISH ON THE WAYBIIJE

Sin-I wish to endorse what -your correspondent "Citizen" wrote in your Wednesday's issue about. dumping rubbish on the FOMISIJCS. In Suffolk Road seven mllcs lrnm the City, an unsightly dump of bottles, posters. etc. may be seen. which is not to the credit of an - one, not even those responsible for the dumping. Why do not ihosi: having these disused articles to dispose of, follow “Citizcn's" ad- vice, and rdlg a hole and .ani. them? Women's Institutes please note. I am, Sir. eita, MRS. CHARLES ROBERTSON

"FOR. THE CHILDREN'S sane"

Sir,—I road with interest the letter ivri-lten by "A Veterans Wife." Indeed, we do need a chiidrens rest or recreation room; being a mother I have often wish- crl for such a place to leave my children. but even greater than thc need; of my self and other mothers like me do we need a '-i..ce to take our less fortunate children off the streets. and teach them good clean games so they won't be running around getting ‘into trouble? This place should be free. By all means let our government. spend our" money foi"a home fut‘ them but. not for correction. but. one filled so full of fun and games that it would be a place of joy to the poorest child, and soon theyd all be off the streets In these days of "peace talks" we need to spend every available dollar an teaching our children the ivays of peace. for it is only through the children will peace come.

In New York city. the police have made their juvenile police station Into a place of fun. i\u\v instead of hauling lllcm into Court and scaring them into bcrng more hard boiled they teach them games and teach trhem handicrafts. which I believe will have better results. I om not saying our police force need add this to their du- ties. but I feel if they di-ri. lllPii‘ other duties of enforcing law would soon lessen and they themselves

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A Winnipeg clergyman claims for his city that u larger percentage. of its people go to church than rn any other city of Canada. Ottawa (‘IOPBYITIED agree that Winnip-g 1s doing well in this respect, but so and Toronto, known by many names and not all of them iaudatory, will not iightiv surrender its descrlptiqn as "city of churches."

It ls a form of competition rewards go to the paricipants. Periodically we are told that the Church (as an institution and with a capital C) is “dying” ha: no appeal ‘to young people any more. has outlived its usefulness. but nothing happens except that the Church lives on, goes its rna- jestic way.

It. is true that too many people do not go to church; it. is true also that nobody escapes its in- fluence because ours is basically a Christian civilization and the aura of the Church surrounds a1. of us in all our actions. To appre- cite the role organized Christ-inn- i-iy plays in our lives it is nears- sary only lo contemplate tho sit- uation that would exist if the Church in all its forms and manl- festations ceased to exist.

Many factors in our modern way of life tend to develop indiffer- cnt-e to church-going, but we think oven those whose consciences rel. them stay away with the SITIoJICSL of excuses like to feel that the Church ls there. a stalwart and indestructible rock in a confused and troubled world. It ls built into their tradition and their back- ground. is a part c-f their lives no matter how lightly they take their responsibility for its main- tenance.

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